UTS Final Term Lesson 4: Negative Emotions, Coping and Flourishing

Neustress

"Neutral stress", A sensory stimulus that has no direct consequence or effect on the person, a situation or activity that you do not find threatening yet not enjoyable

flourishing

"a condition denoting good mental and physical health: the state of being free from illness and distress but, more important, of being filled with vitality and functioning well in one's personal and social life"

Dr. Martin Seligman

"founding father" of flourishing

stress

"the physiological or psychological response to internal or external stressors. involves changes affecting nearly every system of the body, influencing how people feel and behave.

Kinds of coping

(1) Problem-focused coping - It targets on controlling or changing the source of stress - It tackles the source in a practical manner - Strategies include employing problem-solving-techniques; time management; getting relevant social support. -(2) Emotion-focused - It involves lowering, if not eliminating, negative emotional responses (i.e., embarrassment) - It is an option when the source of stress is external and beyond the person's control - Strategies include distraction, talking out or verbalizing your problem, prayer, and medication -3) Cognitive coping - It involves a conscious intellectual activity of managing stressful situations - You use your mind to combat stress-inducing thoughts 4) Behavioral coping - any strategy in which a person manages a stressful event or situation by modifying his or her actions. For example, seeking social support or otherwise obtaining help from others, directly attempting to resolve the problematic situation (APA dictionary of psychology)

Relationships

- encompass all the various interactions individuals have with partners, friends, family members, colleagues, bosses/mentors/supervisors, and their community at large.

Stressors

Any situations, activity, or individual that gives you mental or emotional strain is a stressor. The list of stressors is not only endless; it also varies from person to person.

Eustress

Considered as good stress. It results from a situation or activity that you find motivating or inspiring. It is enjoyable and not threatening activity

Meaning

Having a purpose in life helps individuals focus on what is really important in the face of significant challenge or adversity.

Cognitive coping

It involves a conscious intellectual activity of managing stressful situations - You use your mind to combat stress-inducing thoughts it is any strategy in which a person uses mental activity to manage a stressful event or situation

Emotion-focused

It involves lowering, if not eliminating, negative emotional responses (i.e., embarrassment) - It is an option when the source of stress is external and beyond the person's control - Strategies include distraction, talking out or verbalizing your problem, prayer, and medication it is a stress-management strategy in which a person focuses on regulating his or her negative emotional reactions to a stressor. Rather than taking actions to change the stressor itself, the individual tries to control feelings using a variety of cognitive and behavioral tools, including meditation and other relaxation techniques, prayer, positive reframing, wishful thinking and other avoidance techniques, self-blame, seeking social support

Problem-focused coping

It targets on controlling or changing the source of stress - It tackles the source in a practical manner - Strategies include employing problem-solving-techniques; time management; getting relevant social support. it is a stress-management strategy in which a person directly confronts a stressor in an attempt to decrease or eliminate it.

Distress

Situations or activities that you consider negative, harmful, threatening. It could happen for just a short span of time or it could linger for prolonged periods (hours, days, months, years)

stagnation

a condition of absence of mental health, characterized by ennui, apathy, listlessness, and loss of interest in life

Accomplishments

also known as achievement, mastery, or competence. A sense of accomplishment is a result of working toward and reaching goals, mastering an endeavor, and having self-motivation to finish what you set out to do

Behavioral coping

any strategy in which a person manages a stressful event or situation by modifying his or her actions. For example, seeking social support or otherwise obtaining help from others, directly attempting to resolve the problematic situation

Anxiety

as an emotion characterized by apprehension and bodily symptoms of tension in which an individual anticipates impending danger, catastrophe, or misfortune.

bad stress

can cause you to feel angry, petrified, or depressed. It can make you feel constantly on the edged. Other than the mental and emotional strains, you also suffer pain, such as headache or you actually get sick.

Good stressors

can make you feel both nervous and excited at the same time (the so-called butterflies in your stomach)

Engagement

engagement is "being one with the music

catastrophizing

exaggerating the negative consequences of the event

Depression

is a mood disorder. It can begin at any age, but often starts in adulthood and can be spurred by family history, certain illnesses or medications, or stress and trauma.

Emotional Exhaustion

is a sense of "overwhelmingness", overwhelmed to the point where you feel like you don't have the capacity to deal anymore. It's both physical and mental tiredness, difficulty concentrating, and what we experience when we we're just at our capacity.

Burnout

is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from a chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed

Languishing

is the unofficial COVID-era buzzword for 2021 (from New York Times piece by Prof. Adam Grant). "It is the void between depression and flourishing, the absence of well-being.

Positive emotions

much more than happiness. It also includes hope, interest, joy, love, compassion, pride, amusement, and gratitude.

positive reappraisal

redefining the situation to emphasize potential benefits

Coping

refers to the strategies you use to deal with real or imagined problems to protect yourself against negative emotions. In other words, it refers to adaptive strategies you employ in an attempt to reduce stress and helps you control your reactions and continue with your daily activities.

positive refocusing

thinking about pleasant experiences instead of the current difficulty